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Modifications were made to improve theTrichoderma selective medium (TSM). TSM supplemented with benomyl was efficient for isolatingFusarium spp. from soil; and TSM supplemented with captan was a specific selective medium forTrichoderma spp., even in the presence ofFusarium in the soil.
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Elad, Y., Chet, I. Improved selective media for isolation ofTrichoderma spp. orFusarium spp.. Phytoparasitica 11, 55–58 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02980712
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02980712